tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423627824473010472.post5015026825131274088..comments2012-07-03T18:01:30.868-04:00Comments on The Humanist Household: Helping Kids Through Anger: ModelingThe Skeptical Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14193006521651232820noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423627824473010472.post-36467735527812707272012-04-02T20:09:54.136-04:002012-04-02T20:09:54.136-04:00I use the loosing my cool moments as teachable to ...I use the loosing my cool moments as teachable to show my son how to come down out of the anger. When I am really mad I tell him mommy needs a time out so I don&#39;t say something mean or hit someone. That&#39;s what a time out is, it&#39;s an opportunity to collect your emotions when you are mad because no, it isn&#39;t easy. Best to do it in your own room so you can hit pillows if you need to. We don&#39;t want to teach him that his emotions are bad, we want to teach him it&#39;s what you do about the emotions that matter. And yeah, modeling it critical. <br /><br />My son was mad at my husband yesterday over something egregious but silly. Can&#39;t remember now what it was. Anyway, he went to his bedroom without being prompted to cry and scream and vent. Which he did. I eventually went in to check on him and help him find humor in his situation because it was a really silly thing to get that upset about. The next morning, he apologized to dad for getting mad at him. He did this on his own without being asked because, that&#39;s just what you do when you loose your cool over something silly and again, we&#39;ve modeled that for him, it&#39;s not something I taught him explicitly. It&#39;s bound to happen that we are going to lose our cool and get angry. Just don&#39;t take your frustration out on others.Jen Hancock - A Happy Humanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908285918010182097noreply@blogger.com